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Originally Posted by JamesEssex
Pure BS, we went to Jackson Sunday AM. Roads empty. Jackson no busier than any August weekend. Watched the eclipse from the Hospital parking lot ALONE.

Most motels in Jackson displayed "vacancy" signs.

More media hysteria.

AND btw for the population to triple would require 1.2 million eclipse tourists.



Larry, Larry, Larry, you still making the trip to Key West to get your orifice reamed every year?


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One of the guys at work here said we should be charging a toll on I-15 out of Utah. I said that was a great idea and that we should refund their toll when they go back home! I think half of Utah and California came through town last weekend.


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Bill, It's good to see ( no cloud cover wink )that you're still around! Don't be a stranger, we could use some common decency, hell any decency, here at the fire ! smile memtb

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Originally Posted by jorgeI

Larry, Larry, Larry, you still making the trip to Key West to get your orifice reamed every year?


Pffft! You owe me a keyboard!


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Hell, I think that a "very" thorough vetting process should be required....at all times! memtb

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Interesting eclipse view from iPhone.

Identify what's happening and win a gold star.

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Originally Posted by jorgeI
Originally Posted by JamesEssex
Pure BS, we went to Jackson Sunday AM. Roads empty. Jackson no busier than any August weekend. Watched the eclipse from the Hospital parking lot ALONE.

Most motels in Jackson displayed "vacancy" signs.

More media hysteria.

AND btw for the population to triple would require 1.2 million eclipse tourists.



Larry, Larry, Larry, you still making the trip to Key West to get your orifice reamed every year?


Your post is enough to get me to NOT click on her "eclipse" photos. 🌈

Thanks for the heads up Jorge. 👍


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Confused about ^^^^ as much as the phantom over-running of WYO by "eclipse tourists" ...... but heck, why disturb the delusional ?

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First time I ever herd of traffic jams in SE Nebraska...can't believe the amount of people that came here....I'll bet it was the history population since the wagon train days...

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